The Greenville times., 1887-03-19

the jurisdiction of CircuitCOurts
of the United States aud to reg
ulate the removal of causes from
State Courts, and for other pur.
poses,n and to further regulate
the jurisdiction of CireuitCourts
of the United States, and for
other purposes.
"That the circuit courts of the
United States shall have original
c0gnizance, concurrent with the
courts of the several States, of all
suits of civil nature at common
law or in equity, where the matter
in dispute exceeds, exclusive of
interest and costs, the sum or va
lue Of two thousand dollars, aud
arising under the constitution or
laws of the United States, or trea-
ties made or which shall be made
under their authority, or in which
controversy the United States are
plaintiffs or petitioners, orin which
there shall be a controversy be-
tween citizens of different States,
in which the matter in dispute ex.
ceeds, exclusive of interest and
costs, the sum or value aforesaid,
or a controversy between citizens
of the same State claiming lands
under grants of different States,
or controversy between citizens
of u State and foreign States, ciu.
zens or subjects, in which the
matter IN dispute exceeds, exclu.
sive of interest and costs, the sum
or value aforesaid, and shall have
exclusive cognizanee of all crimes
and offences cognizable under the
authority of the United States,
except as otherwise provided by
law, and concurrent jurisdiction
with the district courts of the
crimes and offences cognizable by
them. But no person shall be ar.
rested in one district for trial in
another in any civil action before
q circuit or district court; and no
civil suit shall be brought before
either of said courts against any
person by any original process or
proceeding in any other district
than that whereof he is an inhabi.
tant but where the jurisdiction is
founded only on the fact that the
action is between citizens of diff
ferent States, suit shall be brought
only in the district of the residence
of either the plaintiff or the dc.
feudant; nor shall any circuit OF
district court have cognizance OF
any suit except upon foreign bills
of exchange, to recover the con
tents of any promissory note OF
other chose in action in favor oil
any assignee, or OF any subsequent
holder if such instrument be pay
able to bearer and be not made By
any corporation, unless such suit
might have been prosecuted IN
such court to recover the sale
contents if no assignment or trans
for had been made and the circuit
courts shall also have appellate
jurisdiction from the district
courts under the regulations ant
restrictions prescribed by law"
That the second section of sale
act DO and the same is hereby
amended so as TO read as follows
"Sec. 2. That any suit of clvi
nature at law or in equity, arising
under the constitution or laws Of
the United States, or treaties made
or which shall be made under
their authority, of which the cir
cult courts of the United States
are gwen original jurisdiction by
the preceding section, which may
now be pending or which may
hereafter be brought in any State
court, may be removed by the de-
fendant or defendants therein to
the circuit court of the United
States for the proper district. Any
other suit of q civil nature, at law
or in equity, Of which the circuit
courts of the United States are
given jurisdiction by the prece.
ding section, and which are now
pending or which may hereafter
be brought in any State court,
may be removed into the circuit
court of the United States for the
proper district by the defendan
or defendants therein, being non
residents of that State. Aud
when in any suit mentioned in this
section there shall be a contro.
versy which is wholly between cit.
izens of different States, and
which can be fully determined as
between them, then either one or
more of the defendants actually
interested in such controversy
may remove said suit into the cir.
cult court of the United States
for the proper district. And where
a suit is now pending or may be
hereafter brought, in any State
court, In which there Is a contro
versy between a citizen of the
State in which the suit ls brought
and a citizen of another State,
any defendant, being such citizen
of another State, may remove such
suit into the circuit court of the
United States for the proper dist.
rict, at any time before the trial
thereof, when 1t shall be made to
appear to the said circuit court
that from prejudice or local infu.
ence he will not be able to obtain
justice in such State court, or In
any other State court to which the
said defendant may, under the laws
of the State, have the right, OF
account of such prejudice or loca
influence, to remove said cause
Provided, That if it further appear
that said suit can be fully and
justly determined as to the Other
defendants in the State court
without being affected by suel
prejudice or local influence, ant
that no party to the suit will b,